| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Day (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Casey Lee (fresh) PF - Keith Wingate (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Laurence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Munos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Jury (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Casey Lee inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Utah State | Keith Wingate lays it up and in set up by John Day | 31-35 |
| 19:20 | Auburn | Casey Lee denies the turnaround by Brian Jury | 31-35 |
| 19:19 | Auburn | Richard Butler tips it in | 31-37 |
| 18:57 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Wingate | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | Auburn | Ronald Hamilton takes the ball from Ronald Munos | 34-37 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 36-39 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | Casey Lee connects on the runner in the paint | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Munos | 38-42 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Keith Wingate clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:22 | Utah State | Jason Laurence misses the tip | 38-42 |
| 17:20 | Auburn | Richard Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 16:49 | Auburn | Peter Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Brian Jury double dribbles | 38-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Lewis (PG), Radomil Zwingman (SG), Jeffrey Vallo (SF), Raymond Jett (PF), Jimmy Olguin (C) Ronald Hamilton, John Day, Casey Lee, Keith Wingate, Jason Laurence | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SF), Antonia Giordano (PF), Philip Edward (C) Ronald Munos, Richard Butler, Brian Jury | |
| 16:21 | Utah State | Michael Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 15:55 | Auburn | Philip Edward misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 15:53 | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Zwingman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vallo (fresh) PF - Raymond Jett (fresh) C - Jimmy Olguin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Goebel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Jimmy Olguin dunks the ball | 43-42 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | Jeffrey Vallo is called for the reach on Thomas Goebel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Vallo, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Wilson (SF) Jeffrey Vallo | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:15 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 15:02 | Utah State | Michael Lewis is hacked by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton (PG), Jeffrey Vallo (SG), Keith Wingate (PF), Jason Laurence (C) Michael Lewis, Radomil Zwingman, Raymond Jett, Jimmy Olguin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Jeffrey Vallo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:52 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Wilson | 43-44 |
| 14:40 | Utah State | Keith Wingate drills a floater from the right side | 45-44 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Vallo - foul #3 on Jeffrey Vallo, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Day (SG) Jeffrey Vallo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF), Richard Butler (PF), Brian Jury (C) Peter Johnson, Antonia Giordano, Philip Edward | |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jason Laurence | 45-45 |
| 14:10 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is intercepted by James Foster in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 13:51 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:30 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | Brian Jury gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Ronald Munos travels in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Raymond Jett (PF), Jimmy Olguin (C) John Day, Thomas Wilson, Keith Wingate, Jason Laurence | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (PG) James Foster | |
| 13:10 | Utah State | The short jumper by Jimmy Olguin is denied by Ronald Munos | 45-45 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Raymond Jett tips it home | 47-45 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Brian Jury is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Vallo (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Philip Edward (C) Brian Jury | |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Vallo - foul #4 on Jeffrey Vallo, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton (PG), Thomas Wilson (SF), Keith Wingate (PF), Casey Lee (C) Michael Lewis, Jeffrey Vallo, Raymond Jett, Jimmy Olguin | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG) Ronald Munos | |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Day (SG) Radomil Zwingman | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF) Richard Butler | |
| 11:31 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano tips it in | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Wingate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Casey Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Foster (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Goebel (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Keith Wingate | 50-47 |
| 11:22 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Wingate - foul #1 on Keith Wingate, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF), Brian Jury (C) Thomas Goebel, Philip Edward | |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Peter Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Thomas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:55 | Utah State | John Day misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonia Giordano | 50-47 |
| 10:26 | Auburn | The jump hook by Peter Johnson is blocked by Keith Wingate | 50-47 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Thomas Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 10:17 | Utah State | Casey Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:16 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits a floater from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:38 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:17 | Auburn | Peter Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Thomas Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Casey Lee | 53-52 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is hacked by John Day in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Day, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Lewis (PG), Radomil Zwingman (SG), Raymond Jett (PF), Jimmy Olguin (C) Ronald Hamilton, John Day, Keith Wingate, Casey Lee | |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Goebel (SG), Richard Butler (PF), Philip Edward (C) James Foster, Antonia Giordano, Brian Jury | |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:46 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 08:28 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Olguin | 53-54 |
| 08:11 | Utah State | Richard Butler steals the ball from Thomas Wilson | 53-54 |
| 07:43 | Auburn | Ronald Munos makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Johnson | 53-56 |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Philip Edward takes the ball from Thomas Wilson | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Zwingman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wilson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Olguin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Goebel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Munos (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Philip Edward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Peter Johnson is hacked by Michael Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Vallo (SF) Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG) Ronald Munos | |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:12 | Utah State | Michael Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton (PG), John Day (SG), Keith Wingate (PF), Jason Laurence (C) Michael Lewis, Radomil Zwingman, Raymond Jett, Jimmy Olguin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) Peter Johnson | |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Jason Laurence swats the layup by James Foster | 53-58 |
| 06:41 | Utah State | Jeffrey Vallo snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:20 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Ronald Munos | 53-58 |
| 06:01 | Auburn | Richard Butler misses long on a floater from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Keith Wingate | 53-58 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Richard Butler - foul #2 on Richard Butler, team foul #2 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Raymond Jett (PF), Jimmy Olguin (C) John Day, Jeffrey Vallo, Keith Wingate, Jason Laurence | |
| Subs | Auburn | Peter Johnson (SG), Brian Jury (C) Ronald Munos, Philip Edward | |
| 05:23 | Utah State | Raymond Jett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:22 | Auburn | Richard Butler grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits a fadeaway near the basket | 53-60 |
| 04:53 | Utah State | Michael Lewis is hacked by Thomas Goebel - foul #1 on Thomas Goebel, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Utah State | Casey Lee (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Auburn | Ronald Munos (SF) James Foster | |
| 04:40 | Utah State | Richard Butler takes the ball from Casey Lee | 53-60 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Michael Lewis steps in front of the Thomas Goebel pass | 53-60 |
| 04:22 | Utah State | Casey Lee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 55-60 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Brian Jury hits a wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Peter Johnson and he's fouled by Jimmy Olguin - foul #1 on Jimmy Olguin, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton (PG), John Day (SG), Jeffrey Vallo (SF), Keith Wingate (PF), Jason Laurence (C) Michael Lewis, Radomil Zwingman, Casey Lee, Raymond Jett, Jimmy Olguin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Giordano (PF) Richard Butler | |
| 03:53 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton lays it up and in | 57-63 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Peter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | Jason Laurence grabs the board | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Vallo (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Keith Wingate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Laurence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Peter Johnson (tired) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Goebel (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Munos (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Antonia Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jury (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 02:46 | Utah State | Keith Wingate tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| 02:22 | Auburn | Thomas Goebel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Jason Laurence snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:58 | Utah State | Ronald Munos takes the ball from Keith Wingate | 59-63 |
| 01:55 | Auburn | Ronald Munos misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 01:54 | Auburn | Ronald Munos grabs the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:38 | Auburn | Peter Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Utah State | Brian Jury denies the turnaround by John Day | 59-65 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Antonia Giordano snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 01:11 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Wilson (SF) Jeffrey Vallo | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Foster (PG), Richard Butler (PF) Thomas Goebel, Antonia Giordano | |
| 00:56 | Auburn | Peter Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Keith Wingate grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Utah State | John Day misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Brian Jury snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Brian Jury is fouled in the backcourt by John Day - foul #3 on John Day, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:39 | Utah State | John Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Auburn | John Day is called for the reach on Brian Jury in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Day, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Jason Laurence gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Keith Wingate misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | John Day snags the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Wingate | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Brian Jury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #13 | 62-68 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Auburn | Brian Jury misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Keith Wingate grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Day | 65-69 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Brian Jury is hacked by John Day in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Day, team foul #14 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Lewis (SG) John Day | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Brian Jury makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Michael Lewis is hacked by Peter Johnson - foul #1 on Peter Johnson, team foul #4 | 65-71 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 00:04 | Auburn | Peter Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Michael Lewis is called for the reach on Peter Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Lewis, team foul #15 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman (SG) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Peter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Radomil Zwingman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-73 |